| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 0 | 9 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 1 | 7 | 0.500 | (1,0) | -0.500 | Alabama St | 52 to 42 | 518 | 172 |
| 2 | 107 | 0.963 | (1,1) | 0.963 | Navy | 24 to 38 | 46 | 25 |
| 3 | 110 | 1.080 | (2,1) | 0.747 | Akron | 31 to 28 | 328 | 183 |
| 4 | 95 | 1.222 | (2,2) | 1.222 | Tennessee | 24 to 56 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | 89 | 1.313 | (2,2) | 1.313 | --bye-- |
| 6 | 106 | 1.106 | (2,3) | 1.306 | Army | 13 to 31 | 84 | 62 |
| 7 | 147 | 0.888 | (2,4) | 1.222 | FL Atlantic | 33 to 53 | 121 | 131 |
| 8 | 108 | 1.098 | (3,4) | 1.241 | Memphis | 31 to 24 | 38 | 60 |
| 9 | 96 | 1.180 | (3,4) | 1.323 | --bye-- |
| 10 | 122 | 0.990 | (3,5) | 1.240 | Connecticut | 19 to 38 | 101 | 71 |
| 11 | 130 | 0.945 | (3,6) | 1.279 | Rice | 17 to 24 | 99 | 113 |
| 12 | 130 | 0.969 | (3,7) | 1.369 | North Texas | 24 to 53 | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | 137 | 0.934 | (3,8) | 1.388 | South Florida | 18 to 48 | 29 | 34 |
| 14 | 123 | 0.998 | (4,8) | 1.332 | Tulsa | 31 to 24 | 142 | 136 |
| 15 | 120 | 1.006 | (4,8) | 1.339 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 121 | 0.994 | (4,8) | 1.328 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 127 | 0.961 | (4,8) | 1.295 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 124 | 0.978 | (4,8) | 1.311 | --bye-- |
| 19 | 126 | 0.970 | (4,8) | 1.303 | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 21 | | | | | --bye-- |